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VOL. XXXIV.
PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C. MARCH 27, 1912.
NO. 33.
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BRIEF NEWS NOTES
F0H THE BUSY MAN
MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF
THE PAST WEEK TOLD IN
CONDENSED FORM.
WORLD'S NEWS EPITOMIZED
Complete Review of Happenings of
Greatest Interest From AH
Parts of World.
Southern.
Sidna Edwards, a tall, rugged moun
faineer of 22, sat calmly in the dark
ness of the little brick pail at Hills
bine, Va., the first catch of the posses
vho have been scouring the moun
tains for those of the Allen, gang who
not away after the court house as
sassination of March 14, when a
judge, prosecutor, sheriff and two by
standers were killed and two others
were seriously wounded.
The census bureau's prelimiaary re
port on cotton ginning, giving the gov
ernment's first figures, other than es
timates, on the size of the 1911 cot
ton crop of the United States, shows
the total crop to have reached the
unprecedented size of 16,050,S19 run
ning bales, counting round bales as
half bales, and including linters,
which is equivalent to 16,205,097 five
hundred-pound bales. The crop re
porting board of the department of
agriculture, in its estimate of the 1911
cotton crop, issued December 11, last,
reckoned the total production at 14,
$$5,000 bales of 500 pounds, gross
weight. The county's 1910 produc
tion was 12,005,688 bales of 500
pounds. In previous record years the
total crop was 13.5S7.306 bales in 1908,
13,595,498 in 1906 and 13,679,954 bales
in 1904.
One hundred and five lives is ac
cepted as an approximately correct
estimate of the human toll taken
when mine No. 2 of the Sans Bois
Coal company at McCurtain, Okla..
was wrecked by an explosion. Of 116
men of the day shift only 11 are now
known to be alive, while the others
are entombed behind the debris. In
the opinion of government experts
and mine officials they are dead, and
a special train which brought physi
cians and nurses from Fort Smith,
Ark., returned. Five physicians re
mained with the faint hope that some
of the imprisoned men might be
found alive. Accumulated gas or
coal dust was the cause of the explo
sion, according to experts.
The two story brick building occu
pied by the Parsons Drug company
at Wadesboro, X. C, collapsed, killing
two young women and a two-year-old
child, besides injuring several others.
Workmen were lowering the first
floor of the drug store to a level with
the sidewalk, and in making the ex
cavations they undermined the foun
dation walls. The men at work on
the building saw the walls giving way
and managed" to get out just in time
to escape injury, if not death.
Mobile and Ohio passenger train
No. 4, northbound, was held up and
the express safe dynamited and rob
bed, seven miles south of Corinth,
Miss., by four men, heavily trmed and
masked. After accomplishing the
robbery, the quartet took to the
dense undergrowth of the Tuscumbia
river bottoms. While definite infor
mation is not available, it is reported
the safe contained considerable
money and valuables. One report has
it that $10,000 in currency was among
the contents.
General.
Confirmation of a cablegram an
nouncing that Christians are to enjoy
liberty and freedom in China under
'he republic was received by the
American ooard of commissioners for
foreign missions from Rev. Harry S.
Martin, the boards' agent at Pekin,
Mr. Martin wrote the native pastors
of the Protestant csurcaes in Pekin,
planned a union thanksgiving service
and four native preachers called on
President Yhan and invited him to
be present. .
The Japanese antarctic expedition
returned to Wellington, New Zealand.
They report having seen nothing of
the British polar expedition of Capt.
Robert Scott. The Japanese reported
all on board the Kaina Maru well.
The vanguard of the Mexican Fed
eral army, number 500 men, command
ed by Gen. Trucy Aubert, met and
defeated eighteen hundred rebels, un
der General Salazar, 20 'miles south of
liminez, according to reports receiv
ed at the government offices.
The first of the annual announce
ments of the failure of the peach
crop comes from New York, Pa. A
dispatch from that city says: "The
crop will be nearly a complete fail
ure." The British government is endeav
oring to enact a minimum wage bill
to end the coal strike.
The first message of Gov. George
W. Hunt was read to Arizona's first
state legislature. . The governor urg
ed the enactment for submission to
the people of an amendment to the
constitution providing for the recall
of judicial officers.
An increase in wages was announc
ed by the cotton manufacturing com
panies of Rhode Island. The mill
men would not say what the amount
of the increase, which will go into
effect March 25, will be.
The -Supreme court of the United
States has announced that It will take
a recess until April 1.
A fierce battle between revolution
aries and the government forces in
Paraguay has been gbing on for sev
eral days and is still raging, accord
ing to telegrams received from Asun
cion, Buenos Ayres.
Robert M. LaFollette's majority in
North Dakota will not be far from 18,
000 when the final presidential pref
erence primary returns are received
and may be heavier. Of the" total vote
LaFollette has polled about 32,000
votes, while Roosevelt has polled
about 18,000. The Taft vote in the
state has only been about 3,000. The
trend of the vote throughout the state
as indicated by the incoming returns
was interesting.
As the result of the discovery by
the government of Nicaragua of a plot
to assassinate Secretary of State
Knox on the occasion of his recent
visit to the capital of that country,
it is not improbable that a number
of prominent Liberals will be put to
death. , Thirteen dynamite bombs
placed beneath the roadbed over
which Secretary Knox's special train
traveled from Corinto to Managua,
and connected with an electric bat
tery were discovered by a government
agent.
Two bills were introduced in the
legislature of Maryland in connection
with the Southern Development and
Demonstration Organization, which
was formed there recently to exploit
the South. One was a bill of incor
poration and the other provided for
an appropriation of $20,000 for the or
ganization, which will depend upon
contributions of states, railroads and
transportation companies, boards of
trade and individuals to maintain it.
The Queen Mary, Great Britain's
twenty-fifth dreadnaught, was launch
ed at .Tarrow, England, in the pres
ence of thousands of spectators. The
new battle cruiser is of the same type
as the cruiser lion, launched in Au
gust, 1910, but has a greater displace
ment and horse power, which are giv
en as 227,000 tons and 78.000 indicat
ed horse power .respectively. The
Queen Mary is the largest warship
yet built in Great Britain, and her to
tal cost amounted to $10,305,320.
A blinding storm of snow and sleet
swept across the north central states
and heaped disaster upon transporta
tion and communication facilities.
Half a hundred cities were shut off
from any communication with the rest
of the world when the telegraph and
telephone poles were blown down or
wires were covered with ice until
they broke. Steam and electric rail
roads were brought to a standstill,
and in several instances trains were
snowbound.
Following J. P. Morgan's long so
journ in Egypt this winter, reports
have reached New York to the effect
that he is now negotiating for the
purchase and removal to America of
the famous ruins of the temple of
Philas. The temple is threatened
with destruction, owing to the rise
in the level of the Upper Nile river,
as a result of the enlargement of the
Assouan dam. The cost of the work
which Mr. Morgan is said to contem
plate would be more than $8,000,000.
Washington.
The United States will not inter
fere with legitimate exportations of
food, clothing, dry goods and hard
ware to Mexico. President Taft and
his cabinet decided that such neces
sities did not come within the mean
ing cf the president's proclamation
forbidding the exportation of muni
tions of war. The question of permit
ting dynamite and other explosives to
go from this country to Mexico refer
red to Attorney General Wickersham.
President Taft postponed indefinite
ly his proposed conference with John
Mitchell regarding the coal situation.
This announcement from the white
house was unaccompanied by any
stated reason. While officials were
extremely ..reticent as to the cause
of the postponement of the confer
ence wit the labor leader, it was gen
erally believed the president and sec
retary feared that the activity of the
ministration at this time might be
premature and might complicate the
situation.
The Democratic excise bill to virtu
ally tax everybody's income when it
is $5,000 or more a year passed the
house 250 to 40. The Democrats vot
ed solidly for it, and carried eighty
Republican votes with them. Forty
regular Republicans were" the opposi
tion. The bill now goes to the senate,
where its fate is a guess. Many sen
ators declared that if upon analysis
they found the house measure would
tax all classes of people alike they
would support it. Democratic sena
tors with a few exceptions are expect
ed to vote for it.
Dr. B. T. Galloway, chief of the U.
S. agricultural department's bureau
of plant industry, believes that to get
a more scientific basis for grading
cotton than the present one. If a
"community type" of cotton can be
raised the farmers of the South will
get more money for their product,
said Mr. Galloway and the department
of agriculture is planning to make ex
tensive efforts to have groups of
planters in various sections raise ex
actly the grade of cotton.
Twenty billion dollars is the value
of the present annual output of the
American factories, tne total having
just doubled during the past ten years
according to a commerce and labor
department estimate. Exports from
the United States in 1911 amounted
to over $2,013,500,000, of which only
$90,000,000 was in manufactures. This
the department points out shows that
the bulk of the export trade is ac
quired through no selling effort, but
is due to the fact that foreign buyers
come to America for cotton, corn and
wheat which they must have.
THREE ARE READ
UNDER THE WALL
TWO-STORY BUILDING OCCUPIED
BY PARSONS DRUG COMPANY
COLLAPSES.
NO WARNING BEFORE CRASH
A Number of Customers and Employes
Injured, One Perhaps Fatally
Workmen Making Excavations Un
dermine Walls and Cavein Follows.
Wadesboro. Dead Miss Marion
Little, aged 20; Miss Lora Little, aged
22; Virgina May Covington, aged 3.
Seriously injured Mrs. James M
Covington, Sr. Slightly injured F. C.
Parsons, Dr. W. L. McKinnon, John
Willie Mills, Harry Covington.
This is the result of a terrible ac
cident, the most heartrending in the
history of Wadesboro. The brick
building occupied by the Parsons
Drug Company collapsed without a
moment's warning and gloom and sor
row is in every home of Wadesboro.
The great pile of brick and timber
stands on the most prominent corner
of the square and men are standing
about talking in whispers. It is a
terrible calamity. In the entire his
tory of the town, going back more
than a century, there has been noth
ing to compare with it.
For many years this building, a
two-story structure builded of brick,
has been a choice business location.
The Parsons Drug Company, one of
the most progressive firms, has oc
cupied the entire building since the
organization of the company some 10
years ago. The first floor was given
over to the retail department, while
the stock for the jobbing trade was
stored in the basement and on the
second floor. The offices were also
on the second floor. This building
was the property of Dr. W. J. Mc
Lendon and the contract has been
made recently for a needed improve
ment. The front was to be entirely
new with a corner entrance and the
floor of the retail department lower
ed. The contract was let to W. T.
Brasington and a force of workmen
under the direct supervision of "Doc"
Cranford were at work in the cellar
making excavation.
There was no thought of danger
to the building and business went
on as usual.
Has Affirmed The Lower Court.
In the case of State vs Lonnie Mil
lican, Jim Britt and Nick Joyner,
from Lenoir county, under sentence
to 30 years each for undertaking to
burn the town of LaGrange a year ago
the Supreme Court affirms the lower
court in the conviction. This action
is taken on the exceptions that were
taken, but the court declared: "If
perimtted to examine the evidence
for the purpose of determining the
guilt or innocence of the defendants
we would have grave doubts as to
the propriety of sustaining the ver
dict." Fix Place and Date of Meeting.
The state Democratic executive
committee selected Raleigh as the
place and June 6 as the date for the
state convention, Saturday, May 18,
for the., precinct meetings and prima
ries and Saturday, May 26, for the
county conventions to name delegates
to the state convention and for other
purposes. This action was taken af
ter a big delegation from the Raleigh
chamber of commerce with Willis G.
Briggs and R. N. Simms as spokes
men, had been heard in the interest
of Raleigh as the place.
Two More Arrests In Hawkins Case.
Lizzie Shaft and Nora Britt were
bound over to superior court under
$5,000 and $1,000 bonds respectively,
by Magistrate Oates charged with be
ing accesory before the fact to the
murder of Myrtle Hawkins, whose
body was found here in Lake Osce
ola last September. Of the seventeen
state witnesses brought from Ashe
ville, home of the defendants, only
eight were examined. The defense
offered no evidence.
Back From Western Carolina.
Hon. J. Y. Joyner, state superinten
dent of public instruction is just back
from a Western Carolina trip, firing
which he participated in important
educational meetings in Asheville and
Hendersonville. At Asheville he at
tended a conference of prominent citi
zens looking to the levying of a spe
cial school tax of 30 and 90 cents
for the whole county to take the place
Df the district school tax levies now
In force in 29 districts. Admass meet
ing for the county is called for April
11 to settle the matter.
A Homicide Near Louisburg.
A homicide ocurred in Cypress
3reek- township, this county, result
ing in the death of Ernest Rhodes.
The killing was done by W. W. Hines
who. fchot Rhodes with a shot gun as
the latter was trying to enter his resi
dence to see his (Rhodes') wife, who
was a niece of Hines. Hines had for
bidden Rhodes to come upon his prem
ises and threatened to shoot him if he
attempted to do so. Hines is a man
of very good reputation and had trou
ble with Rhofes, whose character was
aot'the best.
BUILDING OF GOOD ROADS
Western North Carolina Paying More
Attention to Good Roads Than
Formally.
Charlotte. "Western North Caro
lina is paying much more attention to
good roads than formerly," said Pres
ident George Stephens, of the Ameri
can Trust Company, who has return
ed from Kanuga and Asheville and
other points in that section of the
state.
Mr. Stephens calls attention to
the system which is being used by
the builders of a road from Spartan
burg and Greenville to Asheville,
which throws only a small portion of
the cost of the road building directly
on the people. Each township is
grading its own section of the- road
while the property owners living
alongside are furnishing the sand
with which the clay is being bound.
"'These people are especially for
tunate in having a very fine quality
of sand m the creek beds," said Mr.
Stephens. "Fine sand does not lend
itself to the building of roads, and
this sand is mixed with pebbles or
gravel, and this, with the clay of
the roads makes a good highway.
"Western North Carolina roads are
going to be a great deal better this
summer than last. In fact, a great
deal of the beautiful country will be
much more easily reached this sum
mer by automobile and otherwise than
has been the case heretofore.
"The people of that section are
paying much attention to good road
building and this is going to assist
greatly in the development of the
country."
Inspected New Company of Guards.
Captain Dougherty, U. S. A., and
Colonel Stringfield, of the National
Guard of North Carolina, were at
Asheboro, and inspected Company K
of the National Guard. This is a new
company and has not had suitable
weather for outside practice, hence
their development has not been as
great as it would have been, though
the condition shows good material
for one of the best companies in the
state and the progress has been as
good as could be expected under the
circumstances. The company was
much pleased with both Captain
Dougherty and Colonel Stringfield.
who show that they know their busi
ness and go about it in a business
way, and at the same time how ev
ery courtesy in their power.
North Carolina New Enterprises.
Charters are issued for the South
eastern Poultry Association, incorpor
ated, Charlotte, capital $25,000, for
breeding and exhibiting poultry by
S. B. S. Davis, J. E. Thomas, R. L.
Simmons and W. B. Alexander. The
Interstate Development Company of
Asheville, capital $10,000, by J. M.
Maupin, A. G. Devenish, F. W.
Thomas and others, for real estate de
velopment. Miss Pearl Creech (Inc.)
Goldsboro, capital $10,000 authorized,
and $1,500 subscribed by Miss Creech,
Mrs. Edgar L. Heart and others, for
mercantile business. The Mount Hol
ly Development Company, of Mount
Holly, Gaston county, capital $6,000,
by W. H. Lee, N. A. Cocke, and
others.
To Push Grading of Railroad.
A big new steam shovel and other
appliances for pushing the grading on
the Elkin & Alleghany Railroad has
been shipped to Elkin by General
Manager John A. Mills, to be put to
work just as soon as the spring
weather becomes sufficiently settled
to admit of it. The road is already
graded as far as Thurman, 12 miles
from Elkin, and the wbrk will be
pushed on the Roaring Gap and be
yond as rapidly as possible. The
rolling stock is at Elkin ready to
be put in service as the first train
for this important line of road just
as soon as the weather settles suffi
ciently. I
Death of Col. Alfred Waddell.
The death of Col. Alfred M. Wad
dell, one of the state's most distin
guished citizens, which occurred at
his home in Wilmington, has cast a
gloom over the entire community. He
was one of the prominent and highly
respected citizens in that city and
none knew him but to admire and re
spect him.
Dies From Gun Shot Wound.
Nat McLean, a negro who was shot
by Gus Holmes in a street fight at
Fayetteville several days ago died at
Highsmith hospital, where he was
carried after the affair. The coroner'
carried after the affair. The coro
ner's jury sitting on the case, recom
mended that the case be thoroughly
investigated, though the testimony
tended to show that McLean was the
aggressor in the affray and that he
was in the act of attacking Holmes
with a brick, when the latter shot
him in the face. Holmes' is in jail.
Many Bridges Washed Away.
Chairman Boren of the Guilford
county board of commissioners said
that approximately 45 bridges in
Guilford county were washed away
as a result of the recent storm and
that the damage to this county would
be between $15,000 and $20,000. The
chairman sent out twelve crews cf re
pair men to various sections of the
county to temporarily get the bridges
in passable condition.. The commis
sioners have to this time received re
ports of thirty-nine bridges having
been washed away.
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STATE FAIR REPORT
IT SHOWS BEST YEAR AND REC
OMMENDS SOME IMPORTANT
IMPROVEMENTS.
FINANCIAL REPORT IS GOOD
The Immoral Features Were Put Out
Abolition of Complimentary Pass
es Met Wiirh Universal Approval
Separate Entries Large.
Raleigh The official report of the
1911 State Fair has been Issued and
in a year of disasters to fairs, Ral
eigh's big exhibition to the state
was a maker of money.
It met the test which has long been
known to mean that each State Fair
must surpass its fellow fair. There
have been 51 of these and it is de
clared that the 1911 showing was the
best of them all - -
Permanent improvements which
make the poultry building the best
one of its kind in the-' South, have
been made and designed especial
ly to harmonize with the concrete ag
ricultural building of like proportions,
60x150 feet. One of the recommen
dations of the secretary is the financ
ing of a new machinery hall and in
this connection, he mentions the bill
now before Congress authorizing
$100,000 to be appropriated for hor
ticulture, agriculture and machinery
or industrial exhibits. The report
also says the elimination of the mid
ways and immoral shows is perma
nent. The abolition of complimentary
passes and half rate tickets met with
not only practically universal ap
proval by the beneficiaries, bnt also
even an increase of $1,855.25 in gate
receipts.
Separate entries by exhibitors
reached the large total of 4,153, ex
ceeding the tremendous record of
1910 by 652, and in addition 117 race
horses were named.
The comparison of receipts from
railroad coupons, tickets at gates and
concessions shows a gain of $1,984.32
over 1910. A gain in net assets is
noted of $4,182.01, with no libilities
save the bonded debt of $22,500 due
1925.
.Have Elected Road Commissioners..
Shelby. Capt. J. Frank Roberts
has been elected by the board of coun
ty commissioners to fill out the un
expired term of the late Capt. J. D.
Lineberger as chairman of the road
commission of No. 6 township, which
has under way the building of $100,
000 worth of goods roads in and
around Shelby. This selection was
made at a called meeting of the county
commissioners and it seems to meet
with approval. Captain Roberts was
register of deeds a number of years,
chairman of the board of county
commissioners and is now secretary
and treasurer of the Shelby Building
& Loan Association.
Rifle Teams at Gastonia.
Gastonia. Gastonia will have the
honor and pleasure of again having
here for three days either the last
week in May or the first week in June
the rifle teams of the twelve compan
ies of the First Regiment and Ave
companies of the Coast Artillery,
North Carolina National Guard.
These teams will bring two hundred
or more men here and they will
spend three days at Camp Holland,
the target practice and all shooting
contests taking place on Leinster
range. Last year was the first year
the shoot was held in Gastonia.
Press Association Soon to Meet.
Raleigh. Morehead City was se
lected as the place for the next an
nual meeting of the North Caro
lina Press Association and Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, July 23,
24 and 25 as the date by the execu
tive committee of the association,
which assembled here for that pur
pose. Mr. W. W. Croxton, general pas
senger agent of the Norfolk Southern
Railroad, extended the invitation to
visit Morehead City, offering the edi
tors attractive special rates and . a
royal good time at the famous re
sort Boy Accidentally Shot.
Shelby, Young Babington lies at
the Shelby hospital at the point of
death as a resultof a rifleshot wound
in his side, pntthere by the accident
al discharge of a 22-caliber rifle in
the hands of his playmate, George
Button. They were at a target prac
tice in a- vacant house near the Bab
ington home. The young Button boy
had the gun in his hand, when Fred
walked several spaces in front to
set up the target. The gun went off
and the bullet took effect in the boy's
side.
Have Arranged Civil Calendar.
Ralegh The committee appointed
by Judge Jamti; L. Wrebb at the last
term of civil court to arrange the civil
calendar for the next term, has made
its report and is now circulating it.
Three attorneyrs were o nthat com
mittee and have been hard at work to
get it in shape. Those that are to be
tried date from twenty to three years
old and this arrangement includes all
that, have been standing that long.
The oldest case is No. 3911 and is
-cott vs. Prairie. The last is Stan.
jn vs. State No. 11117.
NEWS OF TAR HEEL STATE
Latest General News That Has Been
Collected From Many Towns and
Counties of the State.
Lexington. An election will be held
at Centre school house, in school dis
trict No. 7, on. Saturday March 30,
for the purpose of repealing the two
mill tax levy, which . was . voted sev
eral months ago for school purposes.
Raleigh. At the request of the
sheriff of Bertie county, Gov. Kitchin
offers a reward of $i50 for Carter
Clark, who is wanted for the murder
of Frank Peterson at Kelford, Bertie
county, March 10. The fugitive is a
black negro 21 years of age.
Durham. The Primitive Baptist
Association which is to be held in
Durham the first of August will be
held at Lakewood park. The local
church members have been thinking
for some time about a location for the
association, and a meeting was calle"d
after preaching by Elder P. D. Gold.
Raleigh. Affected by overwork and
insomnia, Benjamin Fleet Board, a
prominent manufacturer of Alexan
dria, Va., committed suicide by jump
ing from the top of a hundred foot
water tank at the home of his brother-in-law,
Mr. W. R. Powel of Wake For
est, whom he had been visiting for
the "past few days.
Shelby. Two candidates are In the
field for the honor of representing
Cleveland county in the next legisla
ture. Mr. B. T. Falls, an attorney
and former superintendent of public
education has announced himself and
Mr. R. B. Miller, a farmer, ex-cotton
mill man and one who has always
taken great interest in public affairs,
announced his candidacy.
Raleigh. Governor Kitchin has
granted a pardon to F. J. Deaver, of
Cherokee county, who was convicted
in August, 1910, of manslaughter and
sentenced to seven years in the state
prison. Deaver committed the homi
cide about ten years ago and soon
after the crime went west, where he
resided seven or eight years and
lived a sober and industrious life.
Gastonia; Jailer G. R. Rhyne re
turned from Rutherfordton bringing
back with him Frank Melchor, a ne
gro wanted for the murder of John
Ross, another negro,, at Hardin about
a year ago. Melchor was arrested
near Ellenboro, He was placed in
the county jail here and will be tried
at the May term of court.
Winston-Salem Two men, said to
answer the descriptions of Fred Allen
and Wesley Edwards, members of the
Allen clan, and who were seen walk
ing toward Pilot Mountain, were ar
rested at that place. They proved to
be two Winston-Salem boys walking
to their -home. One was the son of
Policeman Swain, of Salem.
Charlotte. In addition to the dele
gation which he appointed some
weeks ago to attend the meeting of
the National Drainage Association, at
New Orleans, on April 10-13, Mayor
Bland has added the names of Messrs.
B. Rush Lee, W. S. Lee, John M. Har
ry and Arthur J. Draper, to the list,
and it is very probable that the may
or himself will attend.
Kinston. Accusing his wife ,Rachel
with infidelity, and upon her refusal
to return to Kinston and live with
him, John Holoman, colored, cut her
throat from ear to ear, nearly sever
ing the head , from the body at the
camp of the Rutiedge Lumber Com
pany, near Pinkhill. The crime was
witnessed by several other negro
employees at the camp.
Raleigh. A letter from -Maj. Henry
Page of the United States medical
corps, in charge of the correspond
ence school for the officers of the
medical corps of North Carolina Na
tional Guard, writes Adjutant General
Leiifster that the answer to the first
set of Questions sent out to the offi
cers have been returned so com
pletely answered that he fears he
has "started out the course on entire
ly too elementary a basis.
,Asheville. The case against the
Southern Railway in which Gus Ham
mett was suing for a large amount
for personal injuries has been com
r,.) ttn "ttorrievs and the
plaintiff is to recover the sum .
4,6oo. iLc tttoi was tried a few
months ago in superior court and
was dismissed. The plaintiff appeal
ed to the Supreme Court and a new
trial was granted. The new trial
had not been heard.
Raleigh. An order is made at the
headquarters of the North Carolina
National Guard here for the muster
ing out of the Windsor division of the
naval reserves on account of its hav
ing failed to measure up to the stand
ard of efficiency required.
Shelby. A special meeting of the
board of county commissioners w as
held to consider the repairing and re
building of bridges washed away and
damaged during the recent heavy rain
fall. Chairman O. E. Ford says most
every wooden bridge in the county
was either washed away or damaged
to some extent.
Raleigh. On recommendation of
Col. J. T. Gardner of the First Infan
try, North Carolina National Guard,
commission is issued to First Lieuten
ant J. Frank Jenkins of Shelby as
quartermaster for the First Regimeat
to succeed the late J. D. Lineberger.
Rocky Mount. On account of the
careful watching of Messrs. Denton
and Brown, who were in the Rocky
Mount hosiery mill at the time, two
lads, Zeno Highsmith and Charlie Tay
lor, aged fifteen and sixteen respect
ively, were caught after they had en
tered the back window by pulling the
top of said window down.
THE BIG TEXTILE
jTBJEJS OFF
CONSUMER WILL BEAR BURDEN
OF INCREASED COST TO THE
MANUFACTURERS.
COTTON GOODS COST HIGHER
Nearly Half Million Workers Benefited
by the Increase of .Wages The
Manufacturers Are to Raise tht
Rates to Provide For It.
Boston. The great Lawrence strike
which brought in its train increased
wages for 275,000 workers in New
England was officially declared off at
all the mills in Lawrence, having ac-.
complished its purpose in the opinion
of the leaders.
In this connection it is generally
believed, too, that advances in wages
or reduction in hours to paper mill
employes, bagging and burlay work
ers," machinists and operatives in oth
er industries are all traceable, direct
ly or indirectly, to the movement to
which it had its origin in Lawrence.
The total number of persons thus
to be benefited is considerably up
ward of 300,000. Advances in the
price of woolen and cotton goods
which have been made or which are
In prospect, will probably place upon
the ultimate consumer much of the
burden of the additional cost to the
textile manufacturers. This will ag
gregate between $10,000,000 and $12,
000,000 during the next year, it is es
timated. Mill agents) in announcing
advances in prices, have frankly said
that the upward trend is the result
of wage advances.
The rise in the price of cotton
goods, is comparatively small a frac
tion of a cent- a yard in most cases
but selling agents predict that the net
advance to the retailer may ultimate
ly reach two cents a yard. Some in
creased prices also have been quoted
on woolen goods and dealers freely
predict higher prices for next season.
Hangs On the Wage Dispute.
Cleveland, O. Whether the 450,000
union coal miners of the United States
will quit and cause the mines to be
shut down probably will not be decid
ed earlier than a few days before April
1. The present wage agreements ex
pire on that day. Officials of the Min
ers' Union decided to take no action
on the wage dispute or the authracite
miners until the differences of the
bituminous coal miners have brought
about either a settlement or a dis
agreement. This means that the coal
situation will remain unsettled for
several days.
Florida Judge Has Resigned.
Tampa, Fla. After forty years of
continuous service as Federal Judge
for the Southern district of Florida.
Judge James W. Locke has' tendered
his resignation to take effect as soon
as his successor can be selected. Judge
Locke is the oldest Federal jurist In
the Union in point of service. His de
cision in salvage cases are recognized
as authority. He is said to have ad
judicated more litigations of this class
than any other jurist in the country.
Grace is Near Deaths Door. .
Atlanta, Ga. Eugene H.' Grace, who
has been in a local hospital since
March 5 with a severed spinal cord as
a result of a pistol shot and who
charges his wife, Mrs. Daisy Opie
Grace, with the shooting, was removed
to his former home at Newnan, Ga.
According to his physicians Grace has
been steadily losing ground in the
past week and death is expected at any
time. Mr. Grace did not comment on
his wife's decision to return to At
lanta before leaving the city.
Train Crashes Into Residence.
Dayton, O. A Cincinnati,' Hamilton
& Dayton freight train jumped the
track on the outskirts of this city and
crashed through a residence. The
house turned completely over when
the train struck it. One man and one
woman who were within were prob
ably fatally injured, it is reported.
Claimed Heir to Spanish Throne.
Macon, Ga. The death of John S.
De Montemollin, a Confederate veter
an, here has brought to light docu
ments that claimed to show he was
the rightful heir to the throne of
Spain. The papers which were secret
ed in De Montmollin's houseboat on
the Ocmulgee river are said to be of
such convincing character that at one
time the then head of Cambridge Uni
versity, England, went so far as to of
fer to equip a war party to invade
Spain in an effort to seat the Ameri
can claimant.
Gave Sister the Wrong Tablets.
New Orleans. Annie Crawford was
called to the witness stand to tell to
the jury the story of the death of her
sister, E'ise Crawford, who ' she is
charged with having murdered by the
administration of poison. She was
put through a grilling cross fire of
questions by the district attorney but
held up under the ordeal. Her state
ment of the manner in which the pois
on came to be administered to her sin
tre was practically the same as that
made in her confession a few days
after the death of Elise.